Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 19 2017 - 4:27PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 19, 2017
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FBR & CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-33518
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20-5164223
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1300 North Seventeenth Street
Arlington, VA 22209
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(703)
312-9500
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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accelerated filer, a
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of the Exchange Act:
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by
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Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On May 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that the
Board has declared a special cash dividend of $7.61 per share of common stock, payable on or about June 1, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 30, 2017. The special dividend is being declared in connection with
the previously announced combination with B. Riley Financial, Inc. (the Merger) and is contingent upon the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions to the Merger. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
The information set forth under Item 7.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item
8.01.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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FBR & Co. Press Release, dated May 19, 2017
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FBR & CO.
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Date: May 19, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Bradley J. Wright
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Bradley J. Wright
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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